Shade pull



Aug. 2o, 1940. Y J. @MALLEY SHADE PULL Filed May 23, 1938 Inventor A ftorneys Patented' Aeg. 2o, 1940 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE SHADE PULL Joseph OMalley, New Bedford, Mass.

Application May 23,

l Claim.

The present invention relates to shade pulls for Window shades and has for its object to provide an attachment of this character embodying means for engaging the shade stick without injuring the portion of the shade to which the pull is attached, and which at the same time presents a neat and ornamental appearance, relatively inexpensive to manufacture and is otherwise well adapted to the purposes for which the same is intended.

Other objects and advantages reside in the detailsof construction as more fully hereinafter described and claimed, reference being had to the accompanying drawing forming part hereof, wherein like numerals refer to like parts throughout, and in which- Figure 1 is a front view of the lower end of a window shade showing the pull secured in position thereon.

Figure 2 is a sectional viewtaken substantially on a line 2-2 of Figure 1 but with the cord, hereinafter described, omitted.

Figure 3 is a side view of the pull. and

Figure 4 is a front view of the pull partly broken away to show one of the internal lugs hereinafter described.

Referring now to the drawing in detail, the numeral 5 designates a lwindow shade having the usual shade stick 6 secured along its bottom edge, the stick being held against movement withinthe hem or pocket 1 by means of the usual rivet 8, said rivet being of tubular formation as shown in Figure 2 of the drawing. v

The shade .pull designated generally at 9 is formed as a crotch or yoke comprising a pair of substantially at tines or plates I0 of any suitable material possessing sumcient resiliency to enable the plates to be sprung apart in order that lugs II formed on the inner surfaces of the tines or plates may be inserted into position in the opposite ends of tubular rivet 8, the plates being connected to each other at their lower ends by a v 193s, serial No. y209,575

(C1. 15s-4o) web or intermediate portion I2, and from the latter depends a tubular nger gripping stem or handle I3. Thev free ends of the plates converge toward each other, as clearly shown in Figures 2 and 3 of the drawing, to conformably rest against the opposite surfaces of the triangular shaped shade stick 6. The stem or handle I3 is provided With a bore I4 Within which the cord I5 of a shade tassel I6 may be inserted for securing the cord to the stem. The cord I5 extends upwardly through boreV I4 and is secured in position by means of a knot (not shown) formed at its upper end, or in any other suitable manner.

It will be apparent from the foregoing that the shade pull attachment constructed in accordance with the invention is especially constructed for application to a known form of existing shade without modification or alteration of the latter and that it will present a neat and attractive appearance and provide a shade pull attachment which will prevent injury to the shade during long periods of use.

It is believed the details of construction and manner of use of the device will be readily understood from the foregoing without further detailed explanation.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim is:

A shade pull attachment for an existing window shade having a transversely disposed stick secured within a pocket at the lower end thereof by means of a tubular rivet that is open at its opposite ends, said attachment consisting of a resilient yoke having oppositely disposed atlike tines having upon their inner faces integral lugs, said tines being adapted to be forcibly sprung for positioning against the opposite sides of said pocket with their lugs occupying the opposite ends of said tubular rivet thereby to positively lo'ck said yoke in position, and a pull-cord con- JOSEPH OMALLEY.

nected with the intermediate portion of said yoke. 

